HR1.0.02013-03-22T07:01:11ZCatastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013Short Titles as IntroducedTo address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest System lands and public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedCatastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013Display TitlePublic Lands and Natural Resources2013-03-21113Administrative remediesEcologyEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesInsectsIntergovernmental relationsPest managementPublic contracts and procurementState and local financeState and local government operationsWater qualityWatershedsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionPublic Lands and Natural Resources2018-06-05T16:12:47ZCatastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 42 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 1345.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill addresses management of federal land.Accordingly, we turn to the following constitutionalauthority:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.Currently, the federal government possesses approximately1.8 billion acres of land. The U.S. Constitution specificallyaddresses the relationship of the federal government tolands. Article IV, Sec. 3, Clause 2--the Property Clause--gives Congress plenary power and full authority over federalproperty. The U.S. Supreme Court has described Congress'spower to legislate under this Clause as ``withoutlimitation.'' This bill falls squarely within the expressConstitutional power set forth in the Property Clause.Congress has the right, if not the duty, to properly manageits public lands, including establishing forestationpolicies, and tree harvesting and tree salvaging.[Page H1827]]]>1345House2013-04-23hsag15Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.Committee2013-04-11hsii10Federal Lands Subcommittee1House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held.Committee2013-04-05hsii10Federal Lands Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.Committee2013-03-21hsag00Agriculture Committee2House floor actionsReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.H11100IntroReferral2013-03-219Library of CongressReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.H11100-AIntroReferral2013-03-21hsii00Natural Resources Committee2House floor actionsReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.H11100IntroReferral2013-03-219Library of CongressIntroduced in HouseIntro-HIntroReferral2013-03-219Library of CongressIntroduced in House1000IntroReferral2211118HouseStandingAgriculture Committeehsag00Referred to2013-03-21T13:03:45Zhsag15Conservation and Forestry SubcommitteeReferred to2013-04-23T18:41:32ZHouseStandingNatural Resources Committeehsii00Referred to2013-03-21T13:03:40Zhsii10Federal Lands SubcommitteeHearings by2013-04-11T21:04:02ZReferred to2013-04-05T21:20:44Z2013-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.AZGosarG0005654Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]PaulR1992G0005657798A.Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 - Extends through FY2023 the authority for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs.

Prohibits a multiyear stewardship contract from exceeding a 20-year period (under current law, a 10-year period).

Bars the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries) from being required to obligate funds for covering the costs of the cancellation or termination of multiyear stewardship contracts or agreements until they are cancelled or terminated. Specifies the funding sources from where the costs of the cancellation or termination of a multiyear stewardship contract may be paid from.

Requires 25% of timber sale receipts from a multiyear stewardship contract or agreement to be paid to the county within whose boundaries the receipts are derived.

Authorizes the Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services. Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide such restoration and protection services. Prohibits the extension of such an agreement or contract beyond a 20-year period.

Amends the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act of 2009 to make FLAME Funds available to cover the costs of burn area responses, including flood prevention.

Authorizes the Secretaries to implement eligible wildfire prevention projects in at-risk forests and threatened and endangered species in a manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities.

Requires projects carried out on threatened and endangered species habitat to provide enhanced protection from wildfire, including unnatural wildfire, for the endangered species, threatened species, or their habitat.

Requires projects carried out in at-risk forests to move the federal land from condition class II or III toward condition class I.

Permits use in a project of: (1) domestic livestock grazing to reduce surface fuel loads and to recover burned areas, and (2) timber harvesting and thinning to reduce ladder and canopy fuel loads for the prevention of unnatural fire.

Requires the Secretaries, for each proposed eligible project, to: (1) study and develop the proposed action and the no action alternative, and (2) prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Deems the duration of the environmental assessment of an authorized practice used in an eligible project sufficient for a minimum of: (1) 10 years for a livestock grazing project, and (2) 20 years for a timber harvest project.

]]>Introduced in HouseIntroduced in House2013-03-21002013-03-21T04:00:00Z2013-04-16T18:56:04ZMATHESONJIMM00114216718190M001142Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4]DUT2013-03-214TrueAmodeiMarkA000369A00036983662090Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]RNV2013-03-21E.2TrueLummisCynthiaL00057119608225L000571Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]RWY2013-03-21M.0TruePearceStevanP0005888057P0005881738Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]RNM2013-03-212TrueWALDENGREGW000791W00079181151596Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]ROR2013-03-212TrueSchweikertDavidS001183S00118378021994Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]RAZ2013-03-216TrueCramerKevinC001096C0010962144Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]RND2013-03-210TrueFranksTrentF0004481707F0004487799Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]RAZ2013-03-218TrueKirkpatrickAnnK000368K00036819077220Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]DAZ2013-03-211TrueMcClintockTomM00117778091908M001177Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]RCA2013-03-214TrueSALMONMATTS000018S0000181009Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]RAZ2013-03-215TrueConawayK.C00106218058167C001062Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]RTX2013-03-21Michael11TrueStewartChrisS0011922168S001192Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]RUT2013-03-212TrueThompsonGlennT0004671952T0004678123Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]RPA2013-04-115FalsePoeTedP000592P00059281581802Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]RTX2013-04-242FalseMeadowsMarkM0011872142M001187Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]RNC2013-04-2411FalseFORESTS Act of 20132013-08-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.HRRelated billCRS1132588Good Neighbor Forestry Act2013-08-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.HRRelated billCRS1132401text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.